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What is open angle glaucoma?



What is open angle glaucoma?

OPEN ANGLE

Most people have no symptoms
Gradual loss of peripheral (side) vision
Increase of intra ocular pressure, not due to an obstruction in the Schlemm angle that serves to drain the aquous humor, but to an abnormal drainage. It is the most common cause of glaucoma.
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